The yellow Turban rebellion succeeded
Oct 27, 2024 11:57:35 GMT
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Post by justiniano on Oct 27, 2024 11:57:35 GMT
What if some natural disaster happened during it, causing enough of the professionally trained soldiers to change sides to join the yellow turban rebels because they (the rebels) claimed the natural disaster was a sign that the Han had lost the mandate of heaven? Then later the yellow turban soldiers, when they have the opportunity, give powerful clans & high ranking bureacrats, like the Eunuchs, the ultimatum, become daoists and join their cause, or die, and many members of those clans & bureacrats join their side, so that they have enough help to manage China, after defeating the Han.
Personally, I think yellow turban-ruled China would be more powerful than Jin Dynasty China was, due to the warring states period which greatly reduced China's population being avoided. I also think that although the yellow turban's wouldn't abolish slavery (since it is so rooted in society. Many people had sold themselves into slavery to earn money, for food, or to escape taxation due to years of poor harvests and the resulting wars) I do think they would limit how many slaves you could own as you have to pay an annual poll tax for each slave you owned which you would instead hire tenants farmers for more economically profitable.
Personally, I think yellow turban-ruled China would be more powerful than Jin Dynasty China was, due to the warring states period which greatly reduced China's population being avoided. I also think that although the yellow turban's wouldn't abolish slavery (since it is so rooted in society. Many people had sold themselves into slavery to earn money, for food, or to escape taxation due to years of poor harvests and the resulting wars) I do think they would limit how many slaves you could own as you have to pay an annual poll tax for each slave you owned which you would instead hire tenants farmers for more economically profitable.
